5/9/2023 0 Comments Stars fell on alabama![]() ![]() ![]() The instructors and their students said they were amazed at the reaction of the audiences overseas. Two more performances followed in Strasbourg and Paris, France. Students wrote their own monologues about living in Alabama.Īfter debuting the “Stars Fell on Alabama” at the college near the end of the spring semester, they took the show across the Atlantic to tour in France and Germany, with the first performance in Cullman’s sister city of Frankweiler, Germany. Lauren Salerno, director of the Wallace State Theatre program, choreographed the show. Richter and Ricky Burks, chair of the Fine and Performing Arts program and director of the Wallace State Jazz Band, and Jacob Keisler, director of the Wallace State Concert Band, all created arrangements for the songs. The set list included songs made famous by Wilson Pickett, Bob Seger, the Eagles, Hank Williams, Nat King Cole, Little Big Town - which includes Wallace State alum Jimi Westbrook - and many more. “We did a little exploration into the Muscle Shoals sound and songs that were recorded there,” she said. More than 50 students, faculty and family traveled to Europe in May to present portions of “Stars Fell on Alabama: Music Inspired by a Southern State,” a production celebrating Alabama’s Bicentennial.įor more than a year, Wallace State Singers director Tiffany Richter narrowed down song selections from artists born or raised in Alabama as well as music made in Alabama. – While fall semester classes have started for students at Wallace State Community College, several students and faculty members are reflecting on the happenings at the end of the spring semester.
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